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Upazila roundup
Mamkganj
Shortage of pure drinking water acute
From Our Correspondent
May 10 : Shortage of pure drinking water has been prevailing tn seven upazllas of the district.
It is learnt that thousands of villagers have been suffering from various Intestinal diseases using contaminated water.
The shortage of drinking water has become more acute due to prolonged drought In the district during the current season. Most of the canals, ponds and other water bodies of the areas have become dried up due to continued drought.
The maximum number of tubewells supplied by the Public Health Engineering Department do not work properly due to lack of maintenance since long.
Local people Informed that the number of tubewells supplied by the Public Health Engineering Departments is not adequate to the requirement.
Maulvibazar
Miscreants kill rice trader
From Our Correspondent
May 10 : One Rosomoy Das. a rice trader of Jamsibazar under Sreemongal Upazlla of the district was killed by some miscreants recently.
It Is leamt that at the might of occurrence, some miscreants attacked the victim while he was returning home from Jamsibazar. He succumbed to injuries on the spot.
A case was registered with the Sreemongal police In this regard.
Agri-varsity
3 get life-term on charge of kidnapping girl From BAU Correspondent
May 10 Additional Sessions Judge sentenced three persons to life-term recently on the charge of kidnapping one Sultana Begum (11). daughter of Farid Mia of Purahltpara In Mymensingh town.
Another report adds: Property worth about Taka five lakh were gutted In a devastating fire at Baghadaria village under Trlshal Upazlla of Mymensingh district recently.
Witnesses said that the fire was originated from a kitchen and soon spread to the nearby houses. As a result. 22 kutcha houses, paddy and other valuables were gutted.
Chuadanga
Three held with Indian pistol
From Our Correspondent
May 10 • Three persons were arrested with on Indian pistol by BDR personnel of Dhopakhall BOP under Jlbannagar Upazlla of the district recently.
The arrested persons were Syedur Rahman. Mosharraf Hossain and Shahidul Islam
A case has been started with Jlbannagar police In this connection
Madaripur
BNP unit committee formed
From Our Correspondent
May 10 A 102 — member executive committee of the district unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was formed here recently
Advocate Mujlbur Rahman Tapan and Mohammad Salim were selected as President and Secretary respectively.
The members were: Abdul Mannan Stkder MotaUb Goura. Dr Khablruddln Khan. Ferdous Jamader. Jhaudar All. Kazi Humayan Kabir Chowdhury Nurul Alam. Abu Baker Slddlque. Shamsul Haque. Enamul Hoque and Enamul Hoque Howiader Shahin.
Another report adds: The 5O-bed Sadar hospital of the district has been plagued with manifold problems including want of emergency medicines, surgical equipment and ade quate number of doctors.
Patients come from far-flung areas going beck without proper treatment due to want
It la complained that the doctors remain busy with their private practice and are hardly available In the hospital during the office time
Dinajpur
Works on 92 roads in progress
May 10 : Repair and reconstruction works of 92 roads in 16 northern districts are going on tn full swing and are expected to be completed by the end of June, reports BSS.
Recording to an official source, the government sanctioned Taka eight crore and forty lakh for the projects in the current fiscal year.
The districts are: Dinajpur. Thakurgoan. Panchagar. Rangpur. Kurlgram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari. Galbandha. Natore, Jolpurhat. Bogra, Slrajganj. Pabna, Naogoan, Chapalnawabganj and Rajshahi.
Kishoreganj
Cattle lifting rampant
From Our Correspondent
May 10 : Cattle lifting has created panic among the poor farmers of Nandal and Iswarganj upazllas of the district.
The farmers complained that the cattle lifters In some places brutally peel skins of the stolen cows. They suspect that the cow lifters are the member of an organised gang. They said that 60 cows were stolen and skin of seven others were peeled off recently. As a result, owners have been compelled to stay in cowsheds at night to protect their cattlehead.
Chandpur
Bus mishap victim succumbs to injuries
May 10 A victim of Mohamaya Bazar bus accident succumbed to his Injuries at Chandpur Sadar Hospital recently. reports UNB.
The mishap took place when the driver lost Its control and the Chandpur bound bus with about 50 passengers plunged into a roadside ditch leaving 30 people injured. The bus was coming from Comllla.
The victim Abdul Jalil (55) was admitted to the hospital with four others after the accident.
The deceased was learnt to be an employee of Bangladesh Jute Corporation and hailed from Badda in Hajlganj Upazila of the district
Fem
Tk 12 lakh contraband goods seized
May 10 : Bangladesh Rifles and police seized contraband goods worth about Taka 12 lakh and arrested four people from different places of the district In the last week of April, reports UNB
Official sources said a BDR contingent raided Tasllm and Jashtm Saw Mills at Chhagnlnlys Bazar on April 27 Arrested Enayetullah and Jaahlm of Uttar Andar Manik village and seized 71 feet of timber worth about Taka 42600
A truck with Indian logs worth about Taka 1 1 lakh was seized and two people wen-arrested from Pangachia area In the town on the same day
The arrested are Wahidur Rahman of Kazlrbag village and Mostafa of Beranchl village In Sadar upazlla
Fenl thana police seized medicines, valued at Taka 60.000 smuggled from India, from a shop in the town, on April 30.
The medicines included 136 pieces of BC Phos. 120 p he nsyd Ie syrup. 300 bottles of gripe water and 1 10 h« mogfobin vials
None was. however, arrested in this connection.
Tangail
7 hurt, 200 houses damaged by nor'wester May 10 Seven persons re ceived injuries and about 200 thatched houses were dam aged by a norwester which blustered char areas along Jamuna-Dhaleswari rivers In Tangall on Wednesday, reports BSS
The char areas fall under Torabganj, Malltapara. Jhulbarl and Hugra villages under Hugra Union of the Sadar Upazlla In the district. The standing crops and green fruits like mangoes and litchis — were damaged by the nor'wester
These villages were badly affected by the nor'wester Although sporadic rains occurred tn these areas tn the past few days the nor’ester is the first of this season No re Bef has so far reached the ar